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How better to celebrate this year's Academy Awards than with this yummy Sweeney Todd Apple & Mincemeat Pie! Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

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INGREDIENTS

PIE CRUST
Begin with DEES FOOLPROOF PIE CRUST

2 cups (12 ounces) unbleached All Purpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
12 Tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut up into 1/4 inch slices
1/2 cup cold vegetable shorting (Lard is better!) cut into 4 pieces
1/4 cup cold vodka
1/4 cup cold Water

APPLE FILLING
4 cups apples (Rome or Jonathan), peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon tapioca
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 tablespoon heavy cream
1 27-ounce jar of mincemeat (recommended: None Such Classic or Original)
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon sugar Pastry cut-outs or dollops of whipped topping

DIRECTIONS

Directions For The Pie Crust:

1. Process 1 ½ cups flour, salt, and sugar in food processor
until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogenous dough just starts to collect in uneven lumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining 1/2 cup of flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.

2.Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until dough is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into 4-inch disc.

3. Wrap each into plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days.

To use: on floured surface roll out into desired pie plate size.

YIELD: One 9-inch double crust

Directions for the Apple Filling:

Combine the apples, butter and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and cook for about 8 minutes. Cool slightly.

In a medium bowl combine the sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add slightly cooled apples and mix well. Stir in vanilla and cream. Place apple mixture into bottom of pie crust, spreading evenly.

Spread the mincemeat on top of apple filling. Roll out another dough disk and adjust over the filling. Flute edge and vent top. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 15 minutes and then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30to 35 minutes longer, or until golden. Garnish, as desired, with baked pastry cut outs or whipped topping.

Serves six. Yummmmmmmmmmmmy!